Jean Chrétien (Contributed to The Globe and Mail): In my travels around the globe, I am regularly asked: What has happened to Canada? What has happened to the advanced, peace-seeking, progressive country Canada once was?…

CBC News: Canadians say the single most important issue in this election campaign is the economy, with the environment coming second, according to the latest results from Vote Compass, CBC’s online voter engagement survey. The…

Ryan Maloney (The Huffington Post Canada): Thomas Mulcair’s rivals are again turning to remarks he made in the past to make the case he’s the wrong choice for Canada’s future. On Tuesday, federal Liberals released letters…

Rick Salutin (The Toronto Star): 2400 B.C.: The king of Lagash, part of ancient Sumerian civilization in what is now Iraq, declares a general cancellation of debts. Peasants have come under great economic pressure with the…

The Canadian Press: Stephen Harper and Tom Mulcair found themselves in unfamiliar economic territory Wednesday — sharing the same page on when they think it is acceptable to plunge the country into a deficit. The…

The Canadian Press: Justin Trudeau says former Liberal prime minister Paul Martin made the right decision when he moved to slash transfers to the provinces to balance the books, but says he will not be…

Corey Larocque (The Ottawa Sun): “Ten years ago, Harper told Canadians they shouldn’t believe Liberal prime minister Paul Martin and his predecessor Jean Chretien when they said they didn’t know what was going on during the…

Campbell Clark (The Globe and Mail): The early election call is the kind of manipulation that used to outrage the Conservatives, and their predecessors in the Canadian Alliance and Reform Party, who promised in elections…